Mary Kate Schuchman, a first grade teacher and painter, shares her experience with Workshop Wednesdays, her process of collaborating with a former student, the importance of daffodils, and some bright vibrant happiness.

Dan DeZarn, aka Dan of the Forest, aka Professor Dan DeZarn of the sustainability department at Geneseo, has a new collection of 21 paintings created with spray paint and plant material at The Gallery this May.

Learn a bit about his process, his sketchbook habits, and his post-studio artist life in this post.

April’s visiting artist, Ray Chiulli, or perhaps better known as @ratchili, has one of the most unique displays of work we’ve yet hosted up at The Gallery. On the wall, these slightly warped scenes with illustrated characters seem static, but scan the QR code next to each one and experience them come to life in a totally different and delightful way.

Ray’s project entitled Creature County was funded by a GVCA Independent Artist Grant. The grant money helped him purchase a 360° panoramic camera and a new digital illustration setup, which he then used to create these 8 public interactive works of art around Livingston County.

Mike Wedge arrived at The Gallery, ready to chat about his new collection of oil paintings. I opened up the voice memo app on my phone and hit record while we talked. The resulting transcript of the conversation is hilariously inaccurate, as it was recorded from my pocket, muffling words like “cheetah” into “cheese” and such, but I’m going to try my best to reform its contents into little stories about each painting. Here goes.